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said that by establishing it he "gave many composers (not only the young ones) their first opportunity of a hearing: he had travelled abroad as our representative, had battled with publishers and spoken passionately on the question of performing rights. He had, in fact, become the first person to
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Committee for the Promotion of New Music was a membership organization which sought to find the best new composers and to help support their careers, especially in the UK. Francis Chagrin has been described as the Committee's "organizer and chief moving spirit". Fellow émigré composer
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and by private donations from
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for string orchestra was played instead. This was one of the few times his own work was ever performed at an SPNM event. The
Francis Chagrin Fund for Young Composers was established in his memory in 1973 and continues today. From 1993 onward SPNM awarded the annual
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In its first 50 years, some 9,000 scores were submitted to the SPNM, resulting in 850 composers being represented in its concerts. On 1 October 2008, the SPNM merged with the
British Music Information Centre (BMIC), the Contemporary Music Network and the
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agreed to become president with the proviso that it "avoid all cliques give a welcome to all good work in whatever style or school".
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